Kooddoo

Kooddoo
Inhabited island
Kooddoo

Location in Maldives

Coordinates: 00°45′25″N 73°26′10″E / 0.75694°N 73.43611°E / 0.75694; 73.43611Coordinates: 00°45′25″N 73°26′10″E / 0.75694°N 73.43611°E / 0.75694; 73.43611
Country Maldives
Geographic atoll Huvadhu Atoll
Administrative atoll Gaafu Alif Atoll
Distance to Malé 383 km (238 mi)
Government
  Council Saud Hussain
Area
  Total 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Dimensions
  Length 1.560 km (0.969 mi)
  Width 0.520 km (0.323 mi)
Population (Nov 2013)
  Total 150
  Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC+05:00)

Kooddoo or Koodoo (Dhivehi: ކޫއްޑޫ އެއަރޕޯޓް) is one of the inhabited islands of Gaafu Alif Atoll, in the Maldives.

It is located on the Northeastern rim of Huvadu Atoll. It holds the Kooddoo Airport. Northern Huvadhu Atoll or Gaafu Alifu is an administrative division created on February 8, 1962 when Huvadhu Atoll was divided into two districts. The island holds a canning factory, icing factory, some restaurants, gas station, and it sits on the causeway that links it to Vilingili and Raaverrehaa islands.

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